Unit 8921

Category: layer    dug in 2004

 

Area: TP 

 

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Interpretive Categories: bricky layer - rubble 

 

Data Category Information: In Situ: non in-situ; Location: external; Material: brick&mortar; Deposition: heterogeneous

 

Dimensions: 5,20 x 0,90 x 0,11 

 

Discussion: This is an irregular bricky layer along northern edge of brown mudbrick wall placed against sothern edge of the trench. It is composed of highly heterogenous material in particular fragmental mudbricks mortar and plaster. It was formed as a result of destruction of the wall. Interestingly layer contained a small number of artifacts as compared with layer 8922. Basal bundary of this layer was defined arbitrary at the level of unit 7880 and 7888. 

 

Recognition: stratigraphic position, colour, consistency 

Definition: bricky layer 

Execution: trowel 

Condition: dry, hot, windy 

Consistency: diverse - from firm to soft 

Colour: diverse - a mixture of brown, orange, and grey 

Texture: clay and sandy clay with sand 

Bedding: irregular 

Inclusions: pottery, animal bones, obsidian 

Post-depositional Features: none 

Basal Boundary: arbitrary 

 

Unit Stratigraphy (as recorded in the field): above: (Click to view the record) 8901 below:8922; 7872

 

Dry sieve volume: 230 

Total Deposit Volume: 250 

Number of Samples recorded by excavator: 2

Number of X-Finds recorded by excavator: 1

Number of Related Diary Entries: 0

 

Settlement Phase:

Associated Mellaart Levels (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Associated Hodder Level (from Space): Unassigned at present 

Related Photos: 7 (Opens as a group in a new window)

Buildings: none

Spaces: (Click to view the record) 415

Features:: none

Finds Room Information:

All material from site passes through the finds room for washing and separating before it is passed onto the various lab teams. The finds room keeps a basic inventory of what is found. A finds material type list is given here. Further analytical detail maybe provided by the Lab Team data below.

X Finds Material: nothing recorded  

Finds Material Stored: nothing recorded  

 

Lab Team Data

Please note the list below does not represent everything that might have been found in this Unit, but represents the datasets we have available on-line. Please contact us to obtain more information about this Unit.

ArchaeoBots Sample Recorded: No

Ceramics Data for 2004 still to be released

Clay Object Records: No

Chipped Stone Records: No

Conservation Recorded: No

Faunal Records: Yes Count of records:: 243

Figurine Records: No

GroundStone Records: No

Heavy Residue Records: No

Microfaunal Records: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested microfauna records

Phytolith Sample: No Sorry not all of this data is available online at present, please contact us if you are particularly interested phytolith samples

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